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John Macrone, 1836. Book is in very good condition, top edge gilt, occasional faint browning. Handsome copy in original crimson half morocco. . Edition: 1st Edition , Binding: Contemporary Half Morrocco with marbled boards, marbled end papers. Five raised bands in six compartments. Gilt titles on two and three, spine with gilt floral motifs. , Notes: Second Series was hastily released for Christmas sales with a large number of inconsistent variants. As a consequence of this variety, our example, though complete, is without the following three plates: “Vauxhall Gardens by Day”, “A Pickpocket in Custody”, and “Mr. John Dounce”. The Table of Contents also erroneously lists “Vauxhall Gardens by Day” twice, and omits “Mr. Minns and his Cousin”. , Size: 8vo (128 x 195mm), Illustration: Illustrated with frontispiece and 6 plates by George Cruikshank. , Provenance: Ex. Libris: Abel E. Berland. , Pages: P. Half Title, Blank, Illustrated Title, Blank, Full Title,…

Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People is Charles Dickens's first book, a collection of stories and essays that had been previously published in various periodicals.